单词	hamper
释义	hamper1 verbhamper2 noun hamperham‧per1 /ˈhæmpə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhamper1 Origin: 1300-1400 Origin unknown Verb Table VERB TABLE hamper Simple Form Present I, you, we, they hamper he, she, it hampers Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they hampered Present perfect I, you, we, they have hampered he, she, it has hampered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had hampered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will hamper Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have hampered Continuous Form Present I am hampering he, she, it is hampering you, we, they are hampering Past I, he, she, it was hampering you, we, they were hampering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been hampering he, she, it has been hampering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been hampering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be hampering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been hampering Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Health care costs are severely hampering the nation's small businesses. Search efforts were hampered by strong winds and fifteen foot waves. The police's work is hampered by people who file false complaints. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bad weather has hampered the bombers that lack modern night-attack equipment. Geest warned in the autumn that oversupply in the final quarter of 1995 would severely hamper its full-year bottom line. Pay determination is also hampered by such factors as inflation rates and currency fluctuations against the pound. The kitchen may be somewhat hampered by less-than-premium ingredients, primarily meats. The real estate market is not unaffected but it is not seriously hampered. They tend to hamper every search for factual reality, including research in science. This hampers the small banks that the non-banks use as a conduit for their services. Wilken said voters' First Amendment right to pick the candidate of their choice was hampered. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make progress difficult► hamper to make it very difficult for an activity or plan to continue successfully: · Search efforts were hampered by strong winds and fifteen foot waves.· The police's work is hampered by people who file false complaints.· Health care costs are severely hampering the nation's small businesses. ► hinder to cause problems and therefore delay the development or progress of something: · Higher interest rates could hinder economic growth.· Society's attitudes about women hinder any real progress toward equality. · Heavy rains had hindered the expedition's progress through the north-west of the country. ► impede to make progress or the development of something slower or more difficult: · Progress has been impeded by a number of economic factors.· In fact, the use of these drugs may even impede the patient's recovery. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you carry food for a picnic) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► seriously · But if arrest before that were forbidden, it could seriously hamper the police.· The real estate market is not unaffected but it is not seriously hampered.· Campaigning was seriously hampered by increasing political violence, however, and the election was cancelled shortly after polling had commenced.· Yet Mycobacterium leprae has proved resistant to attempts to grow it in the laboratory, seriously hampering efforts to make vaccines. ► severely · This lack of impact had severely hampered Wilder's fundraising ef-forts.· Geest warned in the autumn that oversupply in the final quarter of 1995 would severely hamper its full-year bottom line. NOUN► development · Drastic changes, up or down, hamper longer-term development and can mean re-drafting the national budget at short notice.· It aids the advent of multinationals, which hampers the development of local businesses. ► effort · This it at once began to use to hamper the government's efforts to cope with the desperate financial situation.· Stuyvesant, grousing, harassed the exiles and hampered their efforts to buy homes and cemetery plots.· Survivors of the Paddington rail disaster told the inquiry that inadequate emergency equipment hampered efforts to save lives.· Donald Peterson said at a Pentagon news briefing as heavy snowfall continued to hamper search and rescue efforts near Vail, Colo.· Yet Mycobacterium leprae has proved resistant to attempts to grow it in the laboratory, seriously hampering efforts to make vaccines.· Read in studio Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick. ► fact · Scientists were further hampered by the fact that no one knew the true incidence of polio, because most cases were inapparent. ► lack · But their work is hampered by lack of money.· Bad weather has hampered the bombers that lack modern night-attack equipment.· Initial rescue efforts were hampered by a lack of heavy equipment and by landslides triggered by the initial earthquake.· Initial deployment was also hampered by lack of transportation.· Enterprise in the third world tends to be hampered less by lack of capital than by bad economic policies and missing infrastructure.· But hampered by the lack of enthusiasm from the White House, the measure failed to complete its legislative programme.· Like all colour-researchers in his day Newton was hampered by the lack of standard colour-nomenclature.· The removals have been hampered by a serious lack of aeroplanes and helicopters. to make it difficult for someone to do something:  She tried to run, but was hampered by her heavy suitcase. An attempt to rescue the men has been hampered by bad weather. hamper1 verbhamper2 noun hamperhamper2 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhamper2 Origin: 1300-1400 hanaper ‘case for holding cups’ (13-19 centuries), from Old French hanap ‘cup’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He placed the hamper on the ground, spread a cloth. I hung up my tie and jacket, kicked off my sneakers, and threw everything else into the hamper. Near the wall was a bass hamper. Or the chauffeur, walking ahead, carried the hamper, spread the cloth, returned to the car. The bag had been sitting in this dank tent for the last three days and smelled like an old laundry hamper. This wicker hamper is packed with delicious goodies and costs £64.92, inclusive of nationwide delivery. We whipped up Christmassy feelings and pulled decorations and paper hats out of a hamper given by soldiers in the Outer Hebrides. word sets WORD SETS► Cleaning bin, nounbin liner, nounboil, verbborax, nounBrillo pad, nounbroom, nounbroomstick, nouncarpet sweeper, nounchar, verbchar, nouncharlady, nouncharwoman, nounchimney sweep, nouncleaner, nouncleanser, nounclothes basket, nounclothesline, nounclothes peg, nounconditioner, noundeodorize, verbdescale, verbdisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundry-clean, verbdust, verbduster, noundustpan, nounfabric softener, nounfeather duster, nounflush, verbFrench polish, nounfumigate, verbhamper, nounHoover, nounhoover, verbhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectivekitchen roll, nounlaundry basket, nounlimescale, nounline, nounload, nounmangle, nounmop, nounmop, verbpolish, nounrag, nounrinse, verbrinse, nounsanitary, adjectivesanitation, nounscour, verbscourer, nounscrub, verbscrub, nounscrubbing brush, nounshampoo, nounsoak, verbsoak, nounsoapflakes, nounsoap powder, nounsoapsuds, nounsoapy, adjectivesoda, nounsoftener, nounspin, verbspin-dryer, nounsqueegee, nounstarch, verbsuds, nounswab, verbsweep, verbsweep, nounsweeper, nounsweepings, nounswill, verbswill, nountea cloth, nountea towel, nountide-mark, nounturpentine, nounturps, nounvacuum, nounvacuum, verbvacuum cleaner, nounwash, nounwashable, adjectivewashboard, nounwashcloth, nounwashday, nounwasher, nounwasher-dryer, nounwashing, nounwashing line, nounwashing machine, nounwashing powder, nounwashing soda, nounwashing-up, nounwashing-up liquid, nounwashtub, nounwhisk broom, nounwindow cleaner, nounwipe, verbwire wool, nounwring, verbwringer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you carry food for a picnic) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► picnic · We don't own a picnic hamper.· Many of them had been camped here since early evening with their picnic hampers and lawn chairs.· The picnic hamper had been stacked quietly and moved aside. 1 British English a basket with a lid, which is used for carrying food or sending it to someone as a present:  a picnic hamper They sent us a lovely Christmas hamper.2American English a large basket that you put dirty clothes in until they can be washed SYN laundry basket British English
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